Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-02-03

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main In the solution at least two hours,
they may then be wrung and sent to
the laundry. Maui. -.s.... l-r
o. The body of person who has
ldied of scarlet fever sould be washed
with Solution No. and wrapped in q
sheet wet with the same. The body
should be buried at once, and in no case
should be exposed to view. 300 -.. s..
6. After death or recovery of the
sick, the room, furniture, and other
contents not to be destroyed, must be
thoroughly disinfected. r-.-,. ,
a. 1t is best to burn all articles which
have been in contact with the person.
Those too valuable to destroy, may be
treated as follows IlEe
b. All articles which can be washed
may be treated according to Rule 4,
under Dlsinfection, @4 70
z. The room and all articles i'm it.
which cannot be treated by either of
the above methods, must be thorough
| ly fumigated. "'' .a .'''.-
a. The contents of the room should
be so arranged as to expose the greatest
amount of surface to the action Of the
disinfectant. Heavy woolen clothing,
silks, furs, stuffed bed covers and SINH
lar, articles, should be hung up in the
room and pockets turned inside out.
Pillows, mattresses, upholstered furni-
ture,I etc., Cmustf be cut open and the
4 contents spread out for fumigation.
Carpets are best fumigated on the floor.
After fumigation, these articles must all
be hung in the open air and thorough
ly beaten and shaken. II
8. To disinfect room by fumiga-
ton proceed as follows:
q. Close the apartment as complete
ly as possible, stopping all open
ings through which the gas might
escape. Thoroughly dampen the floor,
floor, walls, and furniture.
| b. For room about ten feet square,
take three pounds of sulphur, broken
into small fragments. For larger rooms,
use proportionately larger amount of
sulphur. Put il into an iron pan, and
to avoid danger from fire, support the
pan on bricks, placed in tub contain
ing few inches of water. Moisten the
sulphur with alcohol and set on fire,
being careful not to breathe the fumes
| of the burning sulphur. When certain
the sulphur is burning well, leave the
room, close the door, and allow the
room to be tightly closed for several
hours. .,1 n5, aa.o. t!.
C. Open all the windows and air the
room thoroughly for several hours. If
the walls and ceiling are papered, re-
move the paper and burn it. The floor,
walls, ceiling. wooden furniture, etc.,
should be thoroughly washed with a
solution made by adding two pints of
Solution No. 2 to four gallons of water.
| A lInxv fInio fO raTooiV1 for tUo W
four hours, and then scrub thoroughly
with soap and hot water. '1.. ,.-
8. The room should be thoroughly
aired for several days, and children
kept out oft as long as possible. The
house and premises generally should
be put in the cleanest possible condi-
ton. '"..'
The foregoing methods of disinfection
are applicable in all contagious dis
eases. .s r. -sa..
If Solution No. / Is Objectionable on
account of the odor of the chloride
of lime, an equally efficient disinfectant
to be nsed in the same way, may be
made by adding one pint of Solution
No. to one gallon of water. 1t is nec-
essary to leave it longer time-at
least an hour--in contact with the ma
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Label all solutions Of corrosive subli-
mate poison. ',.e De- S.'.- ID.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES. n1. s''
/. Avoid the contagium of the dis
ease. - Especially should children be
prevented from going near case of
scarlet fever, or from coming in contact
with anything which has been
near one sick with the disease. @
2. Be careful of books, toys, cats and
dogs which may have been handled by
a scarlet fever patient. The disease has
been spread by circulating libraries;
picture books having been taken there
from to amuse the patient, and re-
turned without being disinfected. or,w,
8. One recovering from this disease
should not be permitted to mingle with
the public, until he and his clothing
have been thoroughly cleaned and dis
infected.
4. No child coming from house
containing a case of scarlet fever, should
be allowed to attend school or other
public assembly, and should be pre-
vented from playing with other chill
dren.
j 5. Anyone coming from such a
house should bathe, .disinfect and
change his clothing before going where
there are children. r,..s
6. Beware of anyone with sore
throat; do not allow your children to be
kissed by such a person, or to drink
from the same cup. .., .....-,...,..
~ When scarlet fever is present in
your community, do not take your
children to crowded assemblies in un-
ventilated rooms. -ErT .a
, 8. See that your house and premises
are perfectly clean. Look to your cell
lars, sewers, cess pools, sinks and water
closets, and allow no decaying animal
or vegetable matter to poison the
atmosphere of your dwelling. -
To those who fail to appreciate the
serious nature Of this disease, these
rules may seem numerous, and, per.
haps, unimportant. Prevention il
better than cure, and the State Board
of Health has presented the best posi-
BILE means known of restricting and
preventing the spread Of scarlet fever.
Report of West Hope school for the month
ending Jan. 9th, 1887: q. .a ". .a...l..a
Monthly enrolment Observation-Disclosures. Al